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Scripture directly addresses this expectation, presenting a sharp contrast between presumption (claiming Christ while rejecting His commands) and genuine discipleship (faith producing obedience and Christlike character).

According to Biblical teaching, a person who willfully refuses God’s commandments and rejects walking as Yeshua walked, yet assumes they will enter the Kingdom of God, faces severe spiritual delusion and judgment rather than entrance.

Yeshua’s Own Verdict on Verbal Profession vs. Obedience
Yeshua directly confronted the expectation that calling Him "Lord" is sufficient for salvation:

The Lawless Are Turned Away:

"Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name and in Your name drive out demons and in Your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from Me, you evildoers [workers of lawlessness]!’" — Matthew 7:21–23

The Requirement of Lordship:

"Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?" — Luke 6:46
Yeshua makes it clear that an expectation of entrance based on verbal acknowledgment or external religious activities—while active disobedience and disregard for God’s will define the life—ends in total rejection.

The Apostolic Warning: Deception and Exclusion
The New Testament epistles repeatedly warn against the specific error of thinking one can inherit the Kingdom while persistently practicing sin and refusing God’s standards:

Paul on Inheriting the Kingdom:

"Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." — 1 Corinthians 6:9–10

(See also Galatians 5:19–21 and Ephesians 5:5–6: "Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.")

John on the Mark of True Saving Knowledge:

"We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commands. Whoever says, ‘I know Him,’ but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys His word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in Him: Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Yeshua did." — 1 John 2:3–6

Comparison: False Expectation vs. Scriptural Reality

Grounds for Entry

The Person's Presumption: A verbal claim, intellectual assent, or cheap grace without repentance.

What Scripture Actually Declares: A living faith demonstrated by doing the will of the Father (Matthew 7:21).

Relationship with Yeshua

The Person's Presumption: Assumes Yeshua is Savior while rejecting Him as Master/Lord.

What Scripture Actually Declares: Yeshua identifies unrepentant disobedience as "I never knew you" (Luke 6:46; Matthew 7:23).

View of Commandments

The Person's Presumption: Optional, burdensome, or irrelevant to Kingdom inheritance.

What Scripture Actually Declares: Loving God is inextricably tied to keeping His commandments (1 John 5:3; John 14:15).

Manner of Life

The Person's Presumption: Living according to self/flesh while claiming spiritual citizenship.

What Scripture Actually Declares: Walking as Yeshua walked; persistent unrighteousness forfeits the Kingdom (1 John 2:6; Galatians 5:21).

Ultimate Outcome

The Person's Presumption: Expects entry, reward, and welcome.

What Scripture Actually Declares: Hears "Depart from Me"; experiences exclusion and judgment (Matthew 25:41–46).

The Biblical Understanding of Grace and Obedience
Scripture does not teach that anyone enters the Kingdom through sinless, legalistic perfection by their own power—salvation is fundamentally by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9). However, the New Testament draws a hard line between:

A struggling believer: Someone who loves the Lord, falls short, repents, and seeks to obey Yeshua by the power of the Holy Spirit.

A defiant heart: Someone who refuses to repent, dismisses God's commandments, has no desire to conform to Yeshua's image, yet presumes upon God's mercy.

Hebrews 10:26–27 gives a sobering warning to the second group: "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful expectation of judgment."

In short: Scripture declares that a person who willfully refuses Yeshua’s commands while expecting His Kingdom is self-deceived, and can expect to be turned away at the gates.